梦游圣经66本书

2026年8月4日 灵修

经文：

【撒母耳记上 22:2】

「凡受窘迫的、欠债的、心里苦恼的，都聚集到大卫那里，大卫就作他们的头目，跟随他的约有四百人。」

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兵营里进行年度整理。

仓库后方，堆放着一批破旧的垃圾桶。有的已经变形，有的掉了轮子，有的外表斑驳，早已被列入报废名单。

一位军官走过来看了一眼，挥挥手说：

「全部换新的。」

就在工人准备搬走时，一位维修员走上前说：

「长官，能不能让我试试看？」

军官有些疑惑。

「这些还能修吗？」

维修员没有回答，只是默默把垃圾桶一个个推回维修区。

几天后，它们重新出现了。

凹陷的地方被修平了，轮子换好了，外壳重新上漆。

更特别的是，每一个桶身都印上了几个字：

「废物循环桶」

军官愣了一下。

「为什么改成这个？」

维修员笑着回答：

「长官，它们以前只是装垃圾；现在，它们还能帮助别人眼中的废物，重新找到价值。」

军官静静望着那些循环桶，没有说话。

过了一会儿，他轻轻地点了点头，说：

「原来，不只是垃圾需要循环。」

「有时候，人也需要一个机会。」

后来，兵营里有一个新的传统。

每当有人犯错、落后，或被认为没有希望时，军官总会说一句话：

「先别急着淘汰，再给他一次机会。」

因为他始终记得那些废物循环桶。

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当大卫逃到亚杜兰洞时，来到他面前的人，也都是别人眼中没有前途的人。

他们受窘迫、欠债、心里苦恼，没有人愿意接纳他们。

但大卫没有把他们淘汰。

神更没有把他们放弃。

后来，这群人却成为以色列的大能勇士。

神常常不是呼召最优秀的人，而是给那些看似没有希望的人一个机会。

因为在人眼中，他们也许已经没有价值；但在神眼中，他们只是还没有完成祂的工作。

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祷告：

主啊，谢谢祢没有轻易放弃我。当别人只看见我的失败时，祢却看见我生命的可能。求祢赐给我一颗像祢一样的心，不轻易淘汰人，而是愿意给人机会、陪伴人成长，也让我珍惜祢赐给我的每一次重新开始。奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

Give Them Another Chance

Devotional – August 4, 2026

Scripture

1 Samuel 22:2

“All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their commander. About four hundred men were with him.” (NIV)

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The military camp was having its annual cleanup.

Behind the storage area stood a row of old trash bins. Some were bent out of shape, some had broken wheels, and others were badly worn. They had all been marked for disposal.

A commanding officer walked by, took one look, and said,

“Replace them all with new ones.”

Just as the workers were about to remove them, a maintenance technician stepped forward.

“Sir, would you let me try repairing them first?”

The officer looked at him with surprise.

“Do you really think they’re worth fixing?”

The technician simply smiled and quietly wheeled each bin back to the workshop.

A few days later, the bins returned.

The dents had been repaired, the wheels replaced, and the faded surfaces repainted.

But something else had changed.

Each bin now carried a new label:

“Recycling Bin.”

The officer paused.

“Why did you rename them?”

The technician replied with a smile,

“Sir, these bins used to hold only trash. Now they’ll help others discover that even what people throw away can have value again.”

The officer stood silently, looking at the bins.

After a long pause, he nodded gently.

“I see… it’s not only trash that deserves another chance.”

“Sometimes people do, too.”

From that day on, a new tradition began in the camp.

Whenever someone made a mistake, fell behind, or seemed to have lost all potential, the officer would always say,

“Don’t write them off so quickly. Give them another chance.”

Because he never forgot those recycling bins.

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When David fled to the cave of Adullam, the people who gathered around him were also those whom society had given up on.

They were distressed, burdened by debt, and discouraged. No one believed they had a future.

But David did not reject them.

More importantly, God did not give up on them.

In time, these very people became Israel’s mighty warriors.

God often does not call those who appear to be the most qualified.

Instead, He gives hope to those whom others have already counted out.

What seems worthless in human eyes may simply be a life that God has not yet finished shaping.

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Prayer

Lord, thank You for never giving up on me.

When others saw only my failures, You saw the potential You placed within me.

Give me a heart like Yours—one that is slow to reject people, willing to give others another chance, and patient enough to walk with them as they grow.

Help me also to treasure every new beginning You graciously give me.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.